Official NorCal Chat Thread (#8)

Chowbow · 03-19-2010, 03:04 AM

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Originally Posted by shragon

i don't mind that at all for a dd. guess i'm more partial to a stiffer feel.

i remember your e90, and that rode nice too!

Hmm, maybe I'm getting old?? LOL.

cyberkaa · 03-19-2010, 03:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Zoeb@WheelDude.com

wow, this is a steal

http://sacramento.craigslist.org/cto/1650438341.html

Auto = meh, but still a great deal.

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Originally Posted by Chowbow

Hmm, maybe I'm getting old?? LOL.

Same thing happened to my friend Kamil. He switched to PSS10s, too.

Mahhvinn · 03-19-2010, 04:54 AM

Kamil and Kalim?

Mahhvinn · 03-19-2010, 04:55 AM

This is becoming the official E30 Norcal Chat

I'm interested in the black one and why it wont pass smog.

Zoeb@WheelDude.com · 03-19-2010, 10:16 AM

it will be easy to figure out just buy it

Joonsup · 03-19-2010, 11:07 AM

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Originally Posted by cyberkaa

That sucks. How did you diagnose it?

one week my friend heard it and said it was rod knock. Then one of the e30 guys on the local forums who swapped the head for me also said it was rod knock.

I took it to my friend's shop in san bruno and he intially thought it was coming from the top end so we put it on the lift and he had his stethoscope or whatever it was and was listening to it while i revved the engine and his final diagnosis was rod knock in 6th cylinder.

Still driveable but i didnt want to risk taking it to the track. If it was an easy task I would have just checked to see if i could just replace the bearings but i heard dropping the oil pan is a pita?

shragon · 03-19-2010, 11:52 AM

what do you need to do to solve the rod knock issue?

btw... tgif!!

Chowbow · 03-19-2010, 12:01 PM

Rod knock should be replacing the bearings through the oil pan if it is accessible.

For smog, there are plenty of places that will pass it for $200, not that I would know of any or recommend someone, just things I have heard in passing.

shragon · 03-19-2010, 12:03 PM

ic ic

cyberkaa · 03-19-2010, 12:25 PM

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Originally Posted by M_Truong

Kamil and Kalim?

Yeah. As you can imagine, it gets pretty confusing.

cyberkaa · 03-19-2010, 12:34 PM

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Originally Posted by joonsup

one week my friend heard it and said it was rod knock. Then one of the e30 guys on the local forums who swapped the head for me also said it was rod knock.

I took it to my friend's shop in san bruno and he intially thought it was coming from the top end so we put it on the lift and he had his stethoscope or whatever it was and was listening to it while i revved the engine and his final diagnosis was rod knock in 6th cylinder.

Still driveable but i didnt want to risk taking it to the track. If it was an easy task I would have just checked to see if i could just replace the bearings but i heard dropping the oil pan is a pita?

Ah, ok. That's pretty much the right way to do it.

Yeah, taking out the oil pan is a pain because the subframe cross member gets in the way. Even doing the pan gasket is pretty tough because after you lift the engine up as much as possible, you still have barely any clearance. I would support the engine on a bar and drop the front subframe, sway bar, and steering rack. I think Pelican has a DIY for that.

Chowbow · 03-19-2010, 12:51 PM

Can you just disconnect the motor mounts and lift the motor up with a cherry picker to do that?

cyberkaa · 03-19-2010, 12:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Chowbow

Can you just disconnect the motor mounts and lift the motor up with a cherry picker to do that?

Yeah, that's what I was talking about with the pan gasket. The transmission doesn't have too much room to pivot upwards, but it's enough to get the pan out with the oil pump. I'm trying to remember what it looks like underneath the car, but I want to say that the subframe and rack are going to be in the way if you're trying to get to the #6 cylinder.

Zoeb@WheelDude.com · 03-19-2010, 01:00 PM

you guys should do a joint venture and fix it for me

TIA

cyberkaa · 03-19-2010, 01:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Zoeb@WheelDude.com

you guys should do a joint venture and fix it for me

TIA

This guy...

shragon · 03-19-2010, 01:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Zoeb@WheelDude.com

you guys should do a joint venture and fix it for me

TIA

Chowbow · 03-19-2010, 01:32 PM

Good luck. I'll supervise. Remotely.

Mahhvinn · 03-19-2010, 01:58 PM

E30 repair for Zoeb at wheeldude? Mini meet? Hahaha

Zoeb@WheelDude.com · 03-19-2010, 01:59 PM

fk that, i'm painting it first

I just wish i had a set of wheels that i like for it in stock

Mahhvinn · 03-19-2010, 02:14 PM

Let everybody write and draw all over it first before you paint it!

haha.

Go make a custom set of dynas for it!

Zoeb@WheelDude.com · 03-19-2010, 02:24 PM

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Originally Posted by M_Truong

Let everybody write and draw all over it first before you paint it!

haha.

Go make a custom set of dynas for it!

lol fk that, it's getting rotas

Chowbow · 03-19-2010, 02:27 PM

Put some CSL reps on it. MUahahahaha

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